Xelma®, an advanced wound treatment for venous ulcers: A European perspective

Wounds UK

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 84-88

  Huldt Nystrom, Theis ^a   Meuleneire, Frans ^b   Acton, Claire ^c  

^a Hudpoliklinikken I Levanger ^*  (Norway)

^b Wound Care Centre AZ   (Belgium)

^c QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amelogenin (Xelma ); Case studies; Extracellular matrix; Venous leg ulcers

Indexed keywords

AMELOGENIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CIPROFLOXACIN; SCLEROPROTEIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPRESSION BANDAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; GRANULATION TISSUE; HUMAN; LEG ULCER; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; TISSUE GROWTH; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; ULCER HEALING; VASCULARIZATION; WOUND CARE; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 42249108552     PISSN: 17466814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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